Concept PHT

As a rule, always go for the middle quote. I have had plenty of feedback from customers saying that "You was the middle quote" - followed up by references from these people about my work. :)

On the flip side, when I have been to quote, some customers have said that I was not the cheapest. I never heard from most of them again except when I have been called to give my opinions on the standard of work done by the 'cheapest quote' and the cost to put it right.

The whole thing goes back to first impressions of the tiler when he/she comes to quote. Smart, confident, knowledgeable and turns up in a van, not in a mondeo estate....

Just for your calculation, I have worked out the labour to be £119 a day for the first 2 quotes. Which isn't bad for the first quote, but why the 2nd quote needs to pay his labourer this daily rate is questionable. He should be taking £119 for himself and paying the labourer an hourly rate of about £6 per hour. After all, all the labourer is doing is mixing, carrying, cleaning and maybe a bit of cutting.

Go for the second quote :)